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HLK, that shining beacon of glory would fall into the action category. Role playing games have a statistical element in which you gain power through experience. This is then used to permanently increase skills or attributes.

Action games provide temporary boosts through various items found throughout the game.

RPGs are lengthy and are designed to be played once, while action games are short and designed for replay.

Tripp - Of course, of course. I remember them well, particularly the holy triumvirate for TRS-80: Raaka-Tu; Madness and the Minotaur; and Bedlam.

In general, all my games pretty much went like this:

[You are standing at the north edge of a deep crevasse]Go Left[You are standing at the east edge of a deep crevasse]Look[you see a wall]Climb Wall[you have no rope]Hit Wall[ouch my hand]Hit Wall[ouch my hand][you have falled into the deep crevasse. You are dead] . . . . . . . . .[You are standing at the north edge of a deep crevasse]